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OYSTERS & CRUSTACEA
Oysters shucked to order:
Natural - ½ dozen 24 / 1 dozen 44
Kilpatrick - ½ dozen 24 / 1 dozen 44
Oysters with caviar - ½ dozen 29 / 1 dozen 55
Crabs - 12
King prawns chilled - 10
Scampi - 12
FROM THE TANK
Baked Southern Rock lobster - MP
(with mornay or garlic butter)
Chilled Southern Rock lobster - MP
(with condiments)
PLATTERS
Esca seafood sampler. - 49
Scampi, crabs, prawns, oysters, marinated octopus, mussels, pippies
Hot & Cold premium seafood platter (for 2). - 160
Scampi, crab, prawns, oysters, marinated octopus, mussels, pippies and today’s fish
Add chilled Southern Rock lobster - MP
ENTREES
Prosciutto di Parma and a selection of salumi with buffalo mozzarella and house condiments - 31
Spicy baby calamari stuffed with SA prawn on fregola and roasted cherry tomato - 25
Pan seared quail wrapped in pancetta and sage with a shallot and thyme tartlet - 24
New England lobster roll - 26
Shark Bay scallops with a crunchy herb salsa and corn puree - 25
Barbecued garlic and chilli marinated SA king prawns with garlic aioli - 26
Esca’s tasting plate of chef’s entrée selection - 27pp
Homemade tagliatelli tossed in chilli and garlic, with fresh seafood and crustaceans - 27/39
Kyneton extra virgin olive oil & aged balsamic vinegar from Modena $2.50
MAIN COURSE
Today’s fish - MP
Grilled local flounder with nut brown butter, Sicilian capers and parsley - 47
Mayura Station full-blood wagyu of the day - MP
Grass fed Black Angus rib-eye with peperonata and red wine jus 400 grams - 54
Grain fed Southern Highlands eye fillet on the bone with smoked potato aioli and veal jus 280 grams - 53
Mixed seafood plate; today’s selection of grilled seafood, fish and crustacea with condiments - 62
Crispy battered king George whiting and house chips with tartare sauce - 38
Crispy skin duck breast and confit leg, potato gratin, spring onion and spiced red wine sauce - 46
SIDES
House désirée potatoes with garlic and rosemary - 9
Potato mash - 9
Roasted pumpkin with spiced yogurt and seeds -13
Today’s garden greens - 10
Cos, radicchio and walnut salad with Persian fetta - 12
Heirloom tomato and cucumber salad with black olives - 14
Baked spiced eggplant - 14
DESSERTS
Esca chocolate plate; selection of truffle, mousse, parfait, pudding and gelato for 2 - 32
Pistachhio parfait cigar, fresh raspberries and white
chocolate - 18
Today’s tart - 16
Traditional tiramisu - 17
Belgium dark chocolate semifreddo and cocoa bean
ice cream - 18
Today’s selection of churned ice cream and sorbet - 14
Today’s selection of three local & imported cheese, with fig paste, fruit bread and lavosh - 24
Affogato; homemade vanilla bean ice cream, frangelico and coffee - 16
WITH COFFEE
Traditional homemade hazelnut cannoli - 4
Chocolate truffle - 4